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5/21/2024

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with Leaders of German Financial Institutions on Macroec…

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting
with Leaders of German Financial Institutions on
Macroeconomic Trends, Financial Sector Risks, and Russian
Sanctions
May 21, 2024

FRANKFURT – Today, Secretary Yellen hosted a roundtable with German financial executives
to discuss global macroeconomic trends, and financial sector risks, including illicit finance and
Russia sanctions evasion. The Secretary and German financial executives exchanged views on
a range of topics, including developments in commercial real estate and business banking, the
German and European economies, U.S. and European trade with China, and the German
financial sectorʼs implementation of multilateral sanctions against Russia. Secretary Yellen
highlighted the United Statesʼ priorities to mitigate risks to financial stability and the
importance of hearing industry perspectives. Secretary Yellen underscored the critical role
financial institutions play in disrupting Russiaʼs ability to wage its brutal, unjust, and illegal
war, and the need to remain ambitious to combat sanctions evasion to prevent Russia
from procuring sensitive battlefield goods. Secretary Yellen was joined by executives from
Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Börse, DZ Bank, Kf W, Goldman Sachs, and J.P.
Morgan.
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